Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Happy Halloween

I went to MaKyra's kindergarten Halloween party. They decorated sugar cookies and pumpkins. They played fruit basket (except with ghosts, witches, pumpkins, and spiders) and pin the nose on the pumpkin. It was so fun to see the kids in their costumes.
Halloween night our ward had a trunk or treat/carnival. We eat dinner and set up tables for our candy dispersment. MaKyra was a witch; Gabe, Thomas the Train; Parker, a frog. We did well. We have so much candy it is crazy.





Mystery Party

We went to a murder mystery party at Brent and Katie's house. It was a lot of fun. We were assigned a character and had to act and dress accordingly. Aren't we all lo0king so cute? I used three cans of black spray on my hair. It was not fun. Everytime I touched my hair I would get black all over my hands. Gross. It took a few days for it to all wash out. Next time I am buying a wig. It was a great party though. It is always fun when we all get together.






Friday, October 26, 2007

It's a Pirate Party!

"It's a Pirate Party!" (It is a Wiggles' song. I know all of them.) Well, MaKyra is having a Pirate Party at dance class. Everyone is going to be pirates. I wish I could go and see all the kids in their costumes, but I will be decorating for the Halloween Carnival at Kyra's school.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

I'm the Mom

I love this video. I am sure many of you have seen it, but it is on here mostly for me. I watched it on yahoo.com but didn't know how to download it. Luckily, Kari emailed it to me. I am very grateful. This song is very true and funny. It is great whether you are a mom or have once been a kid. I think we have all heard or said these things. Thanks to the lady who wrote it and sang it.

Motherhood

Today my kids woke me up before I was ready to be awake. I was tired and felt instantly crumpy. I told MaKyra she could get her own cereal because I was going to sleep longer. She complained a little and left. I laid in bed frustrated about being woke up and irritated the kids were being so loud. All that changed when I heard Kyra say, "Gabe, what cereal do you want?" I heard her pour the cereal and milk. She carried the bowls to the table. Then she said, "Gabe, can you say the prayer?" She helped him through the prayer and they ate. My whole attitude changed. What great kids! It was just one of those moments I wanted to hold on to.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Deer Valley


My brother-in-law's boss owns condos in Deer Valley, near Park City. He invited the whole family to come down for the weekend. It was a lot of fun and a lot of kids. There were two condos with 3-4 bedrooms in each. They were really nice. It was really relaxing to get away and leave life behind. Matt's family is always so much fun.

Matt's parents have 22 grandkids with only ranging from 4 months to 12 years. We were able to get a few pictures of them. My favorite is the kids with their grandparents. It looks a bit chaotic and it is a true depiction of the weekend. I loved it. It is surprising with that many kids we had no conflicts. I guess if someone didn't want to play, the kids always had some one else to play with. Some of the kids are from warm weather climates and were very excited to see the snow and play in it. It was fun to see the whole family.



Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Tag - I'm It

Jobs I've Had
1. Papa Kelseys Pizza Extraordinaire
2. Secretary for Ehardt Law Offices
3. Bateman's Baking Products
4. Mom
I've Lived
1. Menan Idaho
2. Rexburg Idaho
3. Hamm, Germany
4. Rigby, Idaho
Food I Love
1. Beto's Nachos
2. Tacos
3. Johnny Carinos nachos
4. Olive Garden
5. Homemade Soups
Sweet Websites I Visit
1. Local New 8
2. CNN
3. Ebay
4. Family Search Indexing
5. BlogspotPlaces
I'd Rather Be
1. Running
2. Reading
3. On our trip to Kansas
Movies I love
1. Remember the Titans
2. You've Got Mail
3. She's the Man
Shows I Watch
1. Bachelor =)
2. Smallville
People I Tag
1. Shilo
2. Devri
3. Kristin W.

Monday, October 15, 2007



My cousin Ashlee got married this weekend. It was so fun to be there. They just look so in love. The flower girls were adorable. They were Ashlee's nieces Kamrin, Savannah, Haddie and Audrey.
Audrey was hiding behind Savannah. One of my favorite moments was when Kamrin saw MaKyra and ran into our row to hug her. It was pretty cute. The whole wedding was beautiful. I am so happy for Ashlee and Dave.

Presenting the Prince and Princess


MaKyra and Gabe went to a princess birthday party for Mikayla Ellsworth (Brent and Katie's daughter). They had so much fun. I was glad I bought a knight costume for Gabe a few months ago. The kids all looked so cute in their "royal" attire.